ASN Aircraft accident Lockheed 14-WF62 Super Electra PJ-AIP Port of Spain-Piarco Airport (POS)

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Date:	Saturday 22 August 1942
Type:	Lockheed 14-WF62 Super Electra
Operator:	KLM West-Indisch Bedrijf
Registration:	PJ-AIP
MSN:	1410
First flight:	1938
Crew:	Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Passengers:	Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10
Total:	Fatalities: 13 / Occupants: 13
Aircraft damage:	Damaged beyond repair
Location:	3 km (1.9 mls) from Port of Spain-Piarco Airport (POS) ( Trinidad and Tobago)
Phase:	Initial climb (ICL)
Nature:	International Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:	Port of Spain-Piarco Airport (POS/TTPP), Trinidad and Tobago
Destination airport:	Curaçao-Hato International Airport (CUR/TNCC), Curaçao

Narrative:
Crashed shortly after takeoff.

Sources:

» 22.08.1942 PJ-AIP Lockheed 14F-62 Super Electra "Parkiet" / H. Dekker

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Distance from Port of Spain-Piarco Airport to Curaçao-Hato International Airport as the crow flies is 845 km (528 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.

This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.

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